Week Calendar

Registration is no longer required for Storytime!  Instead, babies (up to 24 months) + up to one caregiver will be admitted on a first-come/first-serve basis.  Caregivers should check in at the Children's Desk immediately upon arrival to

Drop in Storytime: Babies (up to 24 months) and a caregiver, join us for Storytime fun that combines songs, rhymes, and stories.  When babies are read and sang to, they experience the rhythm and melody of language even before they u

Families with kids (ages 0-6 ), join us for stories, music, activities, and lots of fun!

Have fun hanging out with Dottie, Dr. Dolittle's bumbling, new assistant, as she shares stories with all of the magical, talking animals.

Kids (ages 2-3 1/2 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, crafts and lots of fun!

Kids (ages 2-3 1/2 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, crafts and lots of fun!

Family Drop in Storytime-NO REGISTRATION

Kids (ages 2-6 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, activities, and lots of fun!

Come and join Miss Stephanie as we move and groove with your little ones! We will dance, sing, and play with musical instruments and props in this fun music and movement based storytime!

Join instructor Kristen Rojowski for weekly beginner-friendly yoga.

Join Brown Bag for an offsite meeting at Beckenholdt Park. Instead of one book for discussion, the group will talk about other books they have been reading this year. 

Babies (up to 24 months) and a caregiver, join us for Storytime fun that combines songs, rhymes, and stories.  When babies are read and sang to, they experience the rhythm and melody of language even before they understand the spoken or

Have fun hanging out with Dottie, Dr. Dolittle's bumbling, new assistant, as she shares stories with all of the magical, talking animals.

Kids going into 2nd grade through 5th grade come join us for an afternoon of FOOD FUN!

We will play guess that food, make a no-bake recipe and sample various fun foods.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN FOOD ALLERGIES!

Kids and families, enjoy a relaxing afternoon of yoga. Bring your own mat (if you have one). The instructor will have some mats available for use. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

Teens (grades 6-12), drop into the Teen Room every Thursday (June 6 - July 25) to participate in the summer Mario Kart tournament. You will be racing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Teen Room's Nintendo Switch.

Tweens and teens, enjoy a relaxing afternoon of yoga. Bring your own mat (if you have one). The instructor will have some mats available for use. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

Kids (grades 1-5) come be a paleontologist (someone who studies fossils) for a couple hours. Dig up a fossil, research what dinosaur it could be, then create your own museum display to take home! 

Kids in kindergarten to 3rd grade, drop in to make collages with old newspapers and magazines and let your creativity shine! Different examples will be provided to give you some ideas, but you are welcome to create whatever you would like.

Book synopsis:

Jeff Darren Muse is a fatherless, childless Hoosier who wouldn’t and couldn’t stay put.

Research your ancestors in our computer lab with other genealogy enthusiasts.

Meet Abraham Lincoln the evening before Flag Day as he recounts his formative boyhood in Indiana (age 7-21), where he loses his mother and sister, teaches himself to read, and learns the value of hard work. 

The Hancock County Public Library Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month unless specified otherwise. These sessions are open to the public.